/tags/plastic plastic en-US WLRN Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:13:47 GMT /business/2024-03-15/cutting-plastic-pollution-aspen-ideas This year's Aspen Ideas: Climate summit drew an array of experts to South Florida, and one focus was on curbing plastic pollution. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 20:13:47 GMT /business/2024-03-15/cutting-plastic-pollution-aspen-ideas Bill Kearney | Sun Sentinel /government-politics/2024-02-02/single-use-plastics-florida More than 90% of those who participated in a 2021 state survey said it's necessary for local governments to regulate single-use plastic. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:58:12 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-02/single-use-plastics-florida Jessica Meszaros /environment/2024-01-22/releasing-balloons-florida A balloon ban bill is floating its way through the Florida capital. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:09:34 GMT /environment/2024-01-22/releasing-balloons-florida Max Chesnes | Tampa Bay Times /local-news/2022-08-08/south-floridas-baby-sea-turtles-are-threatened-by-plastic-and-light-pollution Stand on the beach in Boca Raton at 10 or 11 at night with your back to the ocean — over the dunes, you'll see a glowing sky. This artificial light is coming from city buildings and homes. It's confusing baby sea turtles. Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:25:04 GMT /local-news/2022-08-08/south-floridas-baby-sea-turtles-are-threatened-by-plastic-and-light-pollution Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /local-news/2022-07-21/230-pound-loggerhead-sea-turtle-is-released-in-boca-raton Last night, nearly 500 people gathered at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton to bid farewell to Wannanosaurus, a 230-pound loggerhead sea turtle. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:39:38 GMT /local-news/2022-07-21/230-pound-loggerhead-sea-turtle-is-released-in-boca-raton Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /news/2022-05-27/we-never-got-good-at-recycling-plastic-some-states-are-trying-a-new-approach New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system. Fri, 27 May 2022 14:00:05 GMT /news/2022-05-27/we-never-got-good-at-recycling-plastic-some-states-are-trying-a-new-approach Matthew Schuerman /2021-02-05/the-marlins-park-saga-illegal-fishing-and-are-plastic-bans-good-for-the-environment Miami’s tough relationship with the Miami Marlins. Why illegal fishing is having devastating effects on marine life. Do plastic bans actually work in favor of the environment? Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:52:46 GMT /2021-02-05/the-marlins-park-saga-illegal-fishing-and-are-plastic-bans-good-for-the-environment Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Suria Rimer /2019-07-30/plastics-or-people-at-least-1-of-them-has-to-change-to-clean-up-our-mess As consumers rebel against plastic waste, there's a growing question: Do we invent something people can toss without harming the environment or do we change people by giving them a chance to reuse? Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:43:00 GMT /2019-07-30/plastics-or-people-at-least-1-of-them-has-to-change-to-clean-up-our-mess Christopher Joyce /2019-07-09/plastic-has-a-big-carbon-footprint-but-that-isnt-the-whole-story Plastic waste litters cities, oceans and even the air. Largely overlooked is how making plastic affects the environment. Plastic is a big contributor to global warming. So are its alternatives. Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:41:00 GMT /2019-07-09/plastic-has-a-big-carbon-footprint-but-that-isnt-the-whole-story Christopher Joyce /2019-06-17/replacing-plastic-can-bacteria-help-us-break-the-habit Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days. Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:17:00 GMT /2019-06-17/replacing-plastic-can-bacteria-help-us-break-the-habit Christopher Joyce